No_5_1955 — Page 58

MAFOOS' QUARTERS & PRIMARY SCHOOL

BEING ERECTED BY THE

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

BLUE POOL ROAD

Architect & Engineer:

Mr. S.E. Faber

pur-

The floor below this, the first floor, com- tains two large rooms for practical use but these are in actual fact manual train- Isometric ing classes. The larger one is zo′ 6′′ wide drawing of by 25′ 6′′ long with a large 6′ o** by 24' the entire pro- 6 store room attached to it; this to ject showing the be used for the woodwork class. The six blocks of quar- other, 24' 6" wide and 30' 8" long, is to ters, with the primary be used for the training of housecraft. school building second from This room also has large store rooms ad- the left. Blue Pool Road runs

jacent. There is a central corridor giving along the north-east boundary of

access to both classrooms. the site shown at the top of the drawing.

Below this, and just above the rear lane Owing to restrictions of the site, which level, the total floor space is reduced to include building around one of the tunnel just under 15' 0'' by 32' o", the larger ventilation shafts, it was not possible to part of which will be the physical train- provide for an assembly hall, but a sliding ing room, which can also be used for partition which has been arranged between singing classes. The caretaker's quarters two classrooms will allow for two rooms with separate kitchen, lavatory and small to be used for this purpose.

verandah space will occupy the balance of the area.

Owing to the existence of the old tun- was considered necessary to pile

In the "BUILDER" Magazine published in the beginning of 1954. we gave preli- main floor with the entrance on Blue Pool Owing to the peculiarity of the site, the minary details of a project sponsored by Road is actually the third floor of the pels, it the Hong Kong Jockey Club embracing building. There are four classrooms; a under the buildings to obviate settlement the erection of six blocks of quarters and Head Master's office. with Secretary's in the backfilled tunnels. Construction is a primary school building which was to office adjoining, on the east side of R.C. frame and Hours with brick and Vi- be erected on Blue Pool Road on a site the entrance hall with large separate Con Block walls. The floor beams in the acquired from Government for the

lavatories for boys and girls and the main classrooms are continuous across the build- pose. Since then construction work has staircase on the west side. On the floor ing and taper towards their outer ends in proceeded apace

above there are again four classrooms with order to avoid deep beams between the with certain changes

a staff commonroom, which provided for extra floors of the six

staff lavatories, a windows and to given an effect of light. wash room and another girls lavatory residential blocks bringing the number of opening off the main staircase hall. ness. Internal finishes are as follows: quarters from 325 originally planned to was found possible to slightly modify the Ceilings: 409. At the same time the size of the original plan to provide for a larger in- school was increased to include four addi- trance hall but unfortunately, in spite of tional classrooms providing accommodation the increased staff required for the larger for 432 pupils instead of 280 in the school attendance, it was not found pos- Floors:

sible to increase the staff commonroom original scheme.

beyond that which was originally planned.

it

Below Blue Port Road level the stone

Walls:

Structural concrete, whitewashed. Plastered and painted with plas- tic emulsion paint.

In classrooms, Mastipave, and in corridors and lavatories, Granolithic.

The school was completed during the summer of 1955 in time for the opening of the hillside of necessity reduced the adopted using mainly fluorescent fittings. A good standard of lighting has been of the school term in September, and is building area and on the second floor. Each classroom is provided with a ceiling now providing primary school education although four classroom were again pro- fan. Crittall projected windows have been for children of Jockey Club employees for vided, there is only additional space for used in the classrooms and the wall panels a very low fee.

two store rooms, and a boys' lavatory. under these windows have been faced on

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